External Application & Access for non-OnBase users

[Nader_Amer]

Hi,

We are planning to build an External Application that will allow non-OnBase users to only retrieve certain documents types. The application will authenticate the users locally (Application level Authentication) & then pass on a query to OnBase to load the relevant documents. The coding part is clear but I need to understand the licensing requirements.

I will first need Unity Integration Toolkit to integrate the External App with OnBase but how about the User License? Will it work if I use Named User? As per my understanding, only two sessions are allowed by a Named User license. So Can I use the same session for all calls made by the External App. or I will have to create a new session for every request?

Appreciate your feedback on the above.

Thanks,

Nader

[Scott_McLean · Accepted solution]

Hi Nader,

Each user's connection must create its own session and consume a license, so using a named user and reusing the existing session would be in violation of the usage agreement.

If the users are external to the organization, you can use query blocks in lieu of concurrent client licenses. If these are internal users, you would need to either use concurrent licenses or assign individual named licenses to the users.

Kind regards,

Scott

[Scott_McLean · Accepted solution]

Hi Nader,

Each user's connection must create its own session and consume a license, so using a named user and reusing the existing session would be in violation of the usage agreement.

If the users are external to the organization, you can use query blocks in lieu of concurrent client licenses. If these are internal users, you would need to either use concurrent licenses or assign individual named licenses to the users.

Kind regards,

Scott

[ptam · Accepted solution]

Hi Nader,

Scott is correct, but there is an OnBase module available to provide this solution called the External Access Client.  You can get information on it here:  www.onbase.com/.../

Regards,

Paul